User talk:Spec2rum

March 2026

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because it has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, website, or role, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must follow all these steps:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked; and
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
Provide a new username.

To do this, insert the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. If you are having trouble, you may want to try using the unblock wizard.

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Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the edit. Mfield (Oi!) 19:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.

Spec2rum (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Spec2rum (talk · account availability check · rename user)

Request reason:

I created this account with the

intention of documenting The Humour Awards (THA), a notable Nigerian comedy awards ceremony that has been running since 2021. The awards have received significant independent coverage from major Nigerian newspapers including Vanguard, ThisDay Live, The Nation, and Tribune Online. My contributions are factual, neutral, and fully cited from these reliable third-party sources. I understand that my username may have given the impression of a promotional account, and I sincerely apologize for that. I am willing to change my username to Spec2rum, which is neutral and unrelated to the subject. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's policies on neutrality, conflict of interest disclosure, and the purpose of Wikipedia. I disclose that I have an affiliation with The Humour Awards and will clearly state this on my user page going forward. I promise to only make factual,

well-cited, neutral contributions.

Administrators should consider discussing any unblock with the blocking administrator (see the blocking policy).

Administrator use only:

If you ask the blocking administrator to comment on this request, please replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un on hold | 1=blocking administrator | 2=Spec2rum | 3=I created this account with the

intention of documenting The Humour Awards (THA), a notable Nigerian comedy awards ceremony that has been running since 2021. The awards have received significant independent coverage from major Nigerian newspapers including Vanguard, ThisDay Live, The Nation, and Tribune Online. My contributions are factual, neutral, and fully cited from these reliable third-party sources. I understand that my username may have given the impression of a promotional account, and I sincerely apologize for that. I am willing to change my username to Spec2rum, which is neutral and unrelated to the subject. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's policies on neutrality, conflict of interest disclosure, and the purpose of Wikipedia. I disclose that I have an affiliation with The Humour Awards and will clearly state this on my user page going forward. I promise to only make factual, well-cited, neutral contributions. | 4=~~~~}}

If you accept the unblock request, replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=Spec2rum | reason=I created this account with the

intention of documenting The Humour Awards (THA), a notable Nigerian comedy awards ceremony that has been running since 2021. The awards have received significant independent coverage from major Nigerian newspapers including Vanguard, ThisDay Live, The Nation, and Tribune Online. My contributions are factual, neutral, and fully cited from these reliable third-party sources. I understand that my username may have given the impression of a promotional account, and I sincerely apologize for that. I am willing to change my username to Spec2rum, which is neutral and unrelated to the subject. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's policies on neutrality, conflict of interest disclosure, and the purpose of Wikipedia. I disclose that I have an affiliation with The Humour Awards and will clearly state this on my user page going forward. I promise to only make factual, well-cited, neutral contributions. | accept=Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. ~~~~}}

If you decline the unblock request, replace this template with the following, replacing {{subst:Decline reason here}} with any specific rationale. If you do not edit the text after "decline=", a default reason why the request was declined will be inserted.

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=Spec2rum | reason=I created this account with the

intention of documenting The Humour Awards (THA), a notable Nigerian comedy awards ceremony that has been running since 2021. The awards have received significant independent coverage from major Nigerian newspapers including Vanguard, ThisDay Live, The Nation, and Tribune Online. My contributions are factual, neutral, and fully cited from these reliable third-party sources. I understand that my username may have given the impression of a promotional account, and I sincerely apologize for that. I am willing to change my username to Spec2rum, which is neutral and unrelated to the subject. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's policies on neutrality, conflict of interest disclosure, and the purpose of Wikipedia. I disclose that I have an affiliation with The Humour Awards and will clearly state this on my user page going forward. I promise to only make factual, well-cited, neutral contributions. | decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

Thehumorawards (talk) 20:20, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

(Non-administrator comment) Please be aware that if your affiliation involves receiving payment (e.g. you work for The Humour Awards, one of their affiliated organizations, or you are a third-party representative of their interests), then you must disclose as a paid editor. This is a higher standard of disclosure than a routine conflict of interest and is mandatory according to policy and Wikipedia's terms of use. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:30, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Draft article moved

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:The Humour Awards, from its old location at User:Thehumorawards. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. If and when your account is unblocked, please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:26, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the note. I disclose that I am the Social Media

Manager for The Humour Awards. As an employee of the organization

I acknowledge this constitutes a conflict of interest under

Wikipedia's paid-contribution disclosure policy. I commit to

ensuring all contributions are factual, neutral, and sourced

from independent third-party publications such as Vanguard,

ThisDay Live, The Nation, and Tribune Online. I will clearly

state this affiliation on my user page. Thehumorawards (talk) 21:15, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. A volunteer administrator will review your unblock request when one becomes available. This could take some time (days or even weeks, depending on the backlog), so please be patient. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 23:00, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, I would like to respectfully follow up on my unblock

request submitted on 11 March 2026. I understand that volunteer

administrators are busy and I sincerely appreciate your time

and patience.

To reiterate, I am the Social Media Manager for The Humour

Awards and I fully disclose this conflict of interest. My sole

intention is to create a factual, neutral and well-cited

Wikipedia article about The Humour Awards, a notable Nigerian

comedy ceremony that has been covered independently by Vanguard,

ThisDay Live, The Nation and Tribune Online.

I have proposed the username Spec2rum, which is completely

neutral and unrelated to the organization. I commit to abiding

by all Wikipedia policies including neutrality, conflict of

interest disclosure and the paid-contribution policy.

I would be grateful if this request could be reviewed at your

earliest convenience. Thank you. Thehumorawards (talk) 12:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

As already mentioned, it may take a long time for your request to be reviewed. As of today in the queue of unblock requests, the oldest request still awaiting review is 33 days old. There is nothing you can say or do at this point that will speed it up, so please be patient and wait your turn. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:41, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

I have renamed your account. Another uninvolved admin will review your unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 15:47, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much PhilKnight for renaming my account.

I appreciate the prompt action. I look forward to the

uninvolved administrator's review of my unblock request

and remain committed to making only factual, neutral and

well-cited contributions to Wikipedia. Spec2rum (talk) 18:07, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

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